Snap fastener



B. J. FROST SNAP FASTENER Aug. 3, 1943.

Filed Aug. 31, 1940 1 I I: I II I fi I I II :l 9 6 I I I I l I M l I I l I \and'ii' strong foi ce is mplcy'ea these-r often pulled out of corin'e'cted relatiohwl n' the Patented Aug. 3; 1943 i f 12,325,847 i 7 V N R e ress-f 5.; Ffosfi- Chicago; -Ii1.-, ss'igiidrfl t'o' f Richards, Edges '& King, 1110., Chic a'go, IIIL,

corporation ofD'eiawai'e eil sisfsi, leims riai'm;2553265 143mm. (owe-217) The present invention relates geh'erellyfto snap fasteners. More 'fiaiticulei'lythe iiiyen't'ion relates to that'typ'e Of Sfifp fisteriefwhififi s iv s z'eleasably to ho1dtog'et1ief 01 111 connected em tion a pail-10f overlapping or ad'joinihgfieiiihle Sheet-like members. and i comprises" 21 jpait on one "of the members and a iefnaie'pert'oh the otheiiheinber. r

i i 'opening a shepfastenefoi'this tips (lifficulty is often experienced because the iemele part which is contractile o1" contiactiveagiips the male partwitha coniparetively larg'eamount for inwardpressurei :nsOme eSjes the. pe'ifso i desiringto open the'fasterier 'wiII p'ilh ap-a1 t the memberstowhich the iasteriih'gbe' 'sere is'e 'ui eti are Iii'embers. other instances: tli' ejpei'lsoiigdesiring to open the fastener will iii (iifiiculty is .en-

countered in separating the members insert his orner firiger neils betweeh the two iaste eir' 'pzirts ahd .ofteii on eXfertiiig 'ou'twelrd' force break-oi etherwis injure the nails.

The" primary object" rof'lthe present -in'iz'ehtioh iS te pfovid a}. snap fastener ,wfiioh"eifibbais simple and .iiovel means whereey the hie iem" ,e pait'srhafj be reelh'l i sepa aii'yllikeiihoeci'oi the psi-son Opel ri he fas ens] stripping the iesteii'er paits from 1e'membe'rs to which thejz 'ar'e attehed o1 "co riect'ed OTiIijiirin'g his orheffiiigerziails Another ebjeot or the imfen'tioii is to provide a, seep festeiieroi the typfeein i charaeter last mentioned in which the opening 01' separatien of the male and female parts comprises af pai'f'of hotiiolkac'i "baek' fabric tabs which area'ssocieted withthe pelts fespec tively and are adapted in ooxinectioh -i ope m ing of the iastehei to be giippe d apaitf H V l; A'im'the object of the invention is to p cvicie a snap fastener oi the type and. character nder consideration. in which .thedoubled back fabric tabs constituting the means for facilitating opening of the iastener'pai'tsai'e oi difiei'ent lengthin order that they may be readily gripeed in connection with opening of the fastenei,

A still further object of the inventibd-istbziroi zirlee snap fastener WhiClT'iS generally of newend improved cohstruction and has certain advantages over' previously designed fasteners of 7 like type or chafa'o't'er. i U

i Other objeets of the inventio'r'i "arid the imbue advantages 'cha rectefisties of he e.wi i iei so s conventional or stand" 6. design and comprises 1 snap festenei'iwill app e lieht oohsideifel. bi ie l w et d es iipiion a V,

The invention consists the several ovel feetures which are hei'eizialfter; set forth and are more ps'rmcuiany definedflby the cla im atlthe Conclusion hereoih s f In the chauxkiiigfvgrhidhQeeoihpe 1riies z i id V forms pa'lt of thissbecifietioh or disblosurefeliidlin which like letters niiiiiefels flotrefeierioe dehote oofrespoliding p5 viewsz V Figure 1 is a fro rit'vi wj of a g airrieht ba lhav ing aiipli'ed to eeit'e o ffthe side ma g ns thereof a snap iasteher e 0065 1118 theiiriveritioh.

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, of tabs '1 and" a fair ope ingbr separatin the parts 5 end Sfaridis shoivfn'ori'illiistiated in 0on e f qei te a i i i ibek' K-QT-F he i s i ri efieeeiee wi e t eth selves their? bottom margins anciT'elso slangt e side mews h i eiju je i e ief wee ey are eisp-stitched'together alongfthe top me his thereof andhlize a; central hole o epeitine jecerit the cehtfal petitions be their top ni ajf in ordei to a jd oo ixir'hodt e theho ok of, af haf er. The sia ete-11:05pm rip t "bf as the other side bf the tag is 'dbqiiieab ckefriq p b' id'ee' m nem en eeme neesti h n wfo r m a hem bi.) The ad jaoent side-,m'a rgmtoi bad??? of h heel wheeb b i id' into lapped relation with the as equ ped side r n theme? b .fe be see i s urms a d is eeelee beek emipmy q d with e 3%?- sd l enein ie e flst t hine b i Order I -farme;hm. zi-..;i ihe na ifasieeer e illu trate d in the drawing; serive s z sf g vme eliu r n for rts' thiiofighout' the selverei side margins of the front and back of the bag'B. Except for the tabs 1 and 8 the fastener is of conventional or standard design and construction. The male part 5 of the fastener is associated with the hem equipped side margin of the bag front I) and consists of a stamped metal outer piece 9 and a stamped metal inner piece Ill. The outer piece 9 fits against the outer face of said hem equipped margin ofthe bag front b and is centrally deformed to form a dome shaped head II. It is circular, as shown in the drawing, and is fiat except for the dome shaped head I l. The inner piece ID of the male part 5 underlies the piece 9 and fits against theinner face of the hem equipped side margin of the bag front I). It is circular as far as shape or conformation is concerned and"emboolies an upstruck dome shaped head I2 at its central portion. The head [2 extends through a hole l3 in the hem equipped side margin of the bag front I) and fits within the interior of the dome shaped head H of the outer piece 9 of the male part 5 insuch manner that the two pieces Send it are locked together in clamped relation with said hem equipped side margin ofthe-bag front 2).

The female part 5 of the fastener is associated with the hem-equipped side margin of the bag back b and consists of a stamped metal socket piece [4 and a'stamped metal cap l5. It is positioned adjacent the male part 5 and is adapted, as hereinafter described, to snap into connected relation with said male part and thus secure the hem equipped-side margins of thefront and back of the back in; a closed'or sealed position. E

The socketpiece M of the female part 6 consists of a substantially cylindrical body 56 and a pair of outwardly extending annular end flanges I? and H3. The body I5 is outwardly bulbed and defines as far as its inner peripheryis concerned,

a restricted entrance type socket IQ for thedome shaped head II of the outer piece 9 of the male part 5. It extends through a hole 29 in the hem b as shown in Figure 3, and is longitudinally slit so that it is expansible and contractible.

The flange I! is at the inner end ofthebody'lfi and the flange'lfi 'isat' the other or outer end of the body. The cap [5 of' the female part 6 fits against the outerface of the flange: I8 and has its margin bent inwards around the'latter so that it is maintained in connected relation with the 'socketpiece l4. The two flanges ii and I8 straddlethe hem b and hence hold the female part 6 in connected relation with the hem.

The cap l5 serves, to close the outer end of the 7 socket I9. When the dome shaped head-ll of the outer piece 9 of the male part is in the socket l9in'the bodyof the socket piece of the female part Bthe two parts of the fastener are maintained in oonnected'relation. Opening-of the fastener is effected by separating or pulling apart the male and female parts, as well understood in the art.

The tabs and 8 constitute means for facili tating opening of the'male and female parts 5 and 6., The tab 1 is associated with the male part and is in the form of a double back fabric strip.

The inner ends'of the-tab I havealigned holes body of the socket piece [4 extends.

2| through which the dome shaped head 12 of the inner piece [0 extends. They are clamped between the inner and outer pieces 9 and H] of the male part 5 and are secured to the adjacent portion of the hem equipped side margin of the bag front I) by thestitching 17 as shown in the drawing. The tab 7 projects inwardly from the hem b and is approximately four times as long as the'male'part is wide." It is adapted to be gripped between the thumb and first finger and provides ready means for separating the male part 5 from the female part in connection with opening of the fastener. The tab 8 is associated with the female part 6 and is formed of a doubled back or U-shaped fabric strip. The ends of the tab 8 have aligned holes 22 through which the They are clamped against the hem b by the flange ll of the socket piece 14 and are secured in place by the stitching bi. The tab 8 is so arranged that when the femalepart 6 of the fastener is swung or manipulated into connected relation with the male part it overlies the tab-1, as shown in Figfor separating the female part of the fastener from the male part. As shown in'the drawing the tab 8 is shorter than the tab 1. Because of this the two tabs may be quickly and readily gripped in connection with opening of "the fastener. 'By having the ends of the tabs anchored in place by stitching the tabs are locked or held against rotation relativelyto themale and female partsof the fastener.

v The male and female parts of the fastener are adapted to beconnected together by "snapping them in place as previously pointed out. When it is desired to separate the two members the tabs 1 and 8 are grasped one in one hand and one 'inthe other hand and then pulled apart. This action serves to separate the male and female parts. 'By employing tWo tabs and having them associated respectively with the male and female parts of thefastener there is'little, if any, likelihood ofjthe maleand'female parts being stripped or'pulled from the members to which they are attached whentheyare opened or separated. Another advantage of employing or providing two tabs is that the person opening the male and female parts ofthe fastener is not likely to injure his or her finger nails.

The herein described snap fastener eflectively and efficiently fulfillsits intended purpose and is characterized by the fact that it embodies novel means whereby the male and 'femaleparts thereof may be quickly and readily separated;

"Whereas the snap fastener has been described in connection with agarment bag it is to be 7 understood that'it may be used in connection with other'articles or items having overlapping margins. It is also to' be understood that the invention is not to be-restric'ted to the details set forth since these may be modified within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having'thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters a i o A new article, of manufacture comprising a snap fastener designed 'releasably .to secure together a pairof normally overlapping flexible sheet-like members and consisting of a head equipped male part and a'complemental socket equipped female part connected to said members 1 respectively and adapted to be snapped together the one 'part is connected and its folded portion 7 free for gripping purposes, and a shorter tab separate from the first mentioned tab and in the 10 tioned tab.

form of 'a doubled back fabric strip having its ends apertured to receive, and fixedlv secured e to, the other part and stitched to, the member to which said other part is connected and'its folded portion free for grippingpurposes, the second mentioned tab beingpositi oned and arranged so that when the two parts are snapped together it is in lapped relation with said first 1. mentioned tab and its folded portion is disposed, inwards of the folded portion of said first men- BERNARD J FROST. 

